BREAKING: President Buhari Appoints New Chief Of Staff
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as the new Chief of Staff (COS). ABN TV reports that Prof. Gambari replaces former Chief of Staff, late Abba Kyari who died of coronavirus. More to come…
House Of Reps To Hold Two-Day Public Hearing On Infectious Disease Bill
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the assurance that transparency and accountability will be upheld in the conduct of the public hearing stage of the Control of Infectious Disease Bill, 2020. He said the public hearing, which is expected to take place in the next few weeks, would be for two days and would be...
“You Have Betrayed Almajirai After Using Them To Get Power” – PDP Blasts Buhari, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has accused the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and the All Progressives Congress, APC of betraying Almajirai and Nigeria’s poor and vulnerable after using them to grab power in 2015. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbodiyan, said this in a statement in Abuja, on Monday. The party noted that the APC and its regime had...
Nnamdi Kanu, Uwazuruike In Fresh War As IPOB Leader Accuses Him Of Deceit
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has rekindled the cold war between him and the leader of the Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) Ralph Uwazuruike, as he claimed the former Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign States of Biafra (MASSOB) is usurping the struggles of his group to realise a Biafra nation. Kanu in a...
We’ll Release Orji Kalu At Completion of Administrative Procedures – Kuje Prisons
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, (Kuje Prisons) on Monday assured that the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu will be released at the completion of administrative procedures. Speaking with journalists, the Public Relations Officer of the Service, DCC Austin Njoku dismissed speculations that it was holding unto Senator Orji Uzor Kalu due to certain vested interests. He...
Chinese Don’t Want Africans In China – Abike Dabiri-Erewa
Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians in China to continue to demand their right, noting that it was clear the Chinese do not want Africans in their country. The Abike Dabiri-Erewa also urged China to respect the rights of Nigerians, noting that there were many illegal Chinese migrants in Nigeria, who are...
Jonathan: Why I’m Staying Away From Politics
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he is staying away from partisan politics because of his non-governmental organisation (NGO). The former president established the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, which has peacebuilding, national integration and democratic governance as its focus. Speaking at the inauguration of the state executive council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Sunday, Jonathan said through his...
Missing N19.63bn LG Fund: Ihedioha Asks Court To Stop Probe By Imo Assembly
The immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has filed a suit to stop the Imo State House of Assembly from investigating him over allegations of missing N19.63bn LG funds. He filed the suit at the State High Court sitting in Owerri, the state capital. In his prayers, the former governor sought a perpetual injunction restraining the lawmakers from probing...
Orji Kalu Set To Resume At Senate Tomorrow After 5 Months In Prison
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who was released from a correctional facility in Kuje, Abuja on Friday is set to resume at the Senate tomorrow. It could be recalled that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was jailed in December 2019 over allegation of misappropriation of Abia’s state funds to the tune of N7.6 billion during his tenure; between 1999 and 2007. The...
Ayade Asks Buhari To Lift Ban On Domestic Flights
Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to lift the ban on domestic flights. Ayade said lifting the ban is necessary as the economic loss being incurred is be too much for the country to bear. On May 6, the federal government imposed an additional four-week ban on flight operations across the country as a measure...
